1856 Corrientes: 1 Real black on blue, attractive specialised collection neatly mounted & written in French on 10 album pages, showing unused (3) & used reconstruction, shades, cancels, plate flaws, all from the same plate, plus a fine array of single frankings, mixed to very fine, an unusual & valuable assembly of these popular primitive issues (3 unused, 44 used & 7 covers) Estimate: € 5’000 – € 7’000 (Image)

1860 Corrientes: Value erased (3c) blue, attractive specialised collection neatly mounted & written in French on 14 album pages, showing unused & used reconstructions, shades, cancels, array of different plates, multiples including complete sheets, plus a fine array of single frankings, mixed to very fine, an unusual & valuable assembly of these popular primitive issues (106 unused, 51 used & 6 covers) Estimate: € 1’000 – € 2’000 (Image)

1860 Corrientes: Value pen-cancelled (3c) black on blue, attractive specialised collection neatly mounted & written in French on 6 album pages, showing unused (2) & used reconstruction, shades, cancels, all from the same plate, plus a fine array of single frankings, mixed to very fine, an unusual & valuable assembly of these popular primitive issues (2 unused, 22 used & 5 covers) Estimate: € 5’000 – € 7’000 (Image)

1864 Corrientes: Colour changed (2c) Yellow-green, attractive specialised collection nearly mounted & written in French on 14 album pages, showing unused & used reconstructions, shades, cancels, plus a fine array of single & multiple frankings including thirteen single frankings, four with pairs & one strip of four (ex Ackermann), mixed to very fine, an unusual & valuable assembly of these popular primitive issues (12 unused, 56 used & 19 covers) Estimate: € 4’000 – € 5’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE KANGAROO ISSUE 1913 Envelope from Sydney to Windsor in Victoria, franked by Roo 1d red tied by clear SYDNEY JAN 2 1913 N.S.W meter marking, very fine & scarce Estimate: € 1’200 – € 2’000 (Image)

EARLIEST KNOW USAGE, JANUARY 3, 1850 1850 Folded cover from Sydney to Parramatta, franked 1850 2d greyish blue, early impression, good to large margins, tied by oval bars, showing letter datelines “Sydney 3rd January 1850”, plus arrival bs of PARRAMATTA/JAN.3.1850, a very fine example of this early known usage of the popular Sydney View issue Estimate: € 3’000 – € 4’000 (Image)

EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1860 6d Green tied by “96” bursting sun pmk on small piece bearing MARYBOROUGH NO6 1860 cds, small accompanying part of reverse of original letter with SHIP LETTER NO10 1860 SYDNEY cds, stamp has been lifted and hinged back into place, earliest known use of this stamp Expertise : RPSV Estimate: € 800 – € 1’500 (Image)

UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER 1853 (Nov 1) Envelope from Hobart to Geelong, Victoria, with 1853 4d orange, pl.2 pos.5, fine even margins, tied by “64” numeral with Hobart Town G.P.O cds adjacent with reasonably clear date, loaded on S.S. “Clarence” at Launceston on Nov 5, arriving in Geelong on Nov 7 (cds on reverse), missing backflap and split down sides, soiled with some peripheral tears. An extremely important item of Tasmanian philately as contrary to what has been traditionally reported, it supports the theory that “Plate 2” was used prior to “Plate 1” Expertise: Cert. RPSV (1995) and BPA (1996, unfairly saying date not possible to decipher) Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000 (Image)

1850 (May 27) Entire letter from Vienna to Pesth with a top marginal example of the 1850 6 kreuzer brown (technically issued June 1st), huge margins all round and in a rich reddish shade, tied clearly by “WIEN / 27. MAI” two line datestamp in black with repeated strike at right, adhesive also cancelled in red crayon manuscript also used to denote pre-payment, reverse of entire with “Briefs No. 93” datestamp (May 27) and Pesth arrival cds (May 29), thus both the sending and the delivery occurred prior to the intended date of issue. A fantastic world and first issue rarity in unbelievably fine quality. Expertise: Signed Alberto Bolaffi, certified Ferchenbauer and Puschmann Price on request (Image)

1933 Registered airmail postal stationery WIPA envelope 50gr landscapes franked additionally WIPA miniature sheet + airs 3S postmarked boxed WIPA 24.6.33 datestamp alongside WIPA airmail cachet 29.6.33 and despatched for 3. Zeppelin South America Flight 1933 to Santa Catharina / Brasil showing at back of stationery 3 different South-America-Flight cachets and transit markings including Florianopolis airmail cds, miniature sheet slightly reduced to fit on envelope otherwise very fine and extremely rare usage, possibly unique Expertise: cert.Mgr.Kopriva/SCF Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000 (Image)

USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER ONE DAY BEFORE THE OFFICIAL FIRST DAY 1850 Folded entire from Kirchdorf to Spital, franked 1850 3 kreuzer carmine red, large even margins, uncancelled, but bearing 2-line KIRCHDORF/31. MAI date stamp one day before the official usage of June the 1st, 1850, a remarkable cover, an important postal history rarity of Austria, showpiece Note: The Matal certificate clearly states that the stamp was applied to the cover, uncancelled, yet still paid the postage, especially in the absent of any tax marking, proving this it is a genuine usage of the first Austrian stamps one day prior to the offical first day of June 1, 1850 Expertise: Ferchenbauer (1988), Matl (1997), Puschmann (2006), Sorani (2006) Estimate: € 10’000 – € 15’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER 1850 Folded registered cover from Vienna to Gutenbrün, franked 1850 3 kreuzer carmine red, handpaper, Type Ia, large even margins tied by WIEN RECOMMAND/1.JUN (1850) first day cancel, the 6ke registered franking on reverse does not belong to the cover, nevertheless according to Dr. Jerger this is the only recorded registered first day usage, a very fine & important rarity, showpiece Exopertise: Ferchenbauer (2004) Provenance: Jerger Estimate: € 10’000 – € 15’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 6 KREUZER 1850 Folded from Scheibbs to Vienna, franked 1850 6 kreuzer brown, large even margins tied by SCHEIBBS/1.JUN (1850) first day cancel, a very fine & important rarity, showpiece Expertise: signed A.Diena Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 9 KREUZER 1850 Folded from Vienna to Udine, franked 1850 9 kreuzer light blue, large to very large margins tied by WIEN/1.6 (1850) first day cancel, with UDINE/3.GIUN arrival bs, a very fine & important rarity, showpiece Expertise: cert. Pushmann (1980) Estimate: € 7’000 – € 10’000 (Image)

ROMANIA DDSG 10k red tied by ship cancel JOSEF KARL in blue to cover from Galatz to Rutschuk, very fine, extremely rare cancel and thought to be the only cover known Expertise: Cert. Ferchenbauer Estimate: € 4’400 – € 5’000 (Image)

SERBIA DDSG 10k green tied by Belgrad cds to cover to Slavonia, very fine, extremely rare Cert. Ferchenbauer Provenance: Jerger Estimate: € 3’400 – €4’000 (Image)

1918-23 Exhibition collection mounted on 89 pages showing range of covers and stamp incl. multiples throughout, with section of Russian Empire (Batum), Democratic Republic mainly in multiples, Socialist Republic incl. gutter blocks, many key items signed, Transcaucasia with a wealth of covers / formula cards, many registered, an attractive holding Estimate: € 20’000 – € 30’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY CANCEL 1843 60r Black with sheet margin at right clearly and neatly cancelled by CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE 1 / 8 1843, slightly touched at bottom left, a very fine and rare showpiece Expertise: signed Sergio Sismondo Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000 (Image)

1850 8c Green “Cotton-Reel”, cut round, with full colour and the frame line intact, no postmaster initials, Demerara AUG 20 1850 cds, diagonal crease, fine appearance for this fragile stamp Expertise: Cert. Brandon Estimate: € 30’000 – € 40’000 (Image)

1850 12c Blue “Cotton-Reel”, cut round with frame lines just touched, postmaster initials and light Demerara cds, very fine appearance Expertise: Cert. Brandon Estimate: € 20’000 – € 25’000 (Image)

1850 12c Indigo “Cotton-Reel”, cut round with frame lines touched, postmaster initials and light Demerara cds, fine appearance Expertise: Cert. Brandon Estimate: € 20’000 – € 25’000 (Image)

1850 4c Yellow on pelure paper, cut round with ample margins, Demerara FEB 7 1851 cds (earliest recorded date of this stamp), very rare Expertise: Cert. RPS & Brandon Estimate: € 30’000 – € 40’000 (Image)

1852 1c Black on Magenta, good to large margins, Demarara cds, some horizontal creasing otherwise fine (SG £5’500) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2009) Estimate: € 800 – € 1’200 (Image)

1852 4c Black on Blue, fine to large margins, Demarara cds, extensively rebacked, with an above average appearance for this fragile stamp (SG £12’000) Expertise: Cert. BPA (1997) Estimate: € 800 – € 1’200 (Image)

SISTER OF THE MOST FAMOUS STAMP IN THE WORLD 1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Townsend pos.4, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, very ample margins, central village datestamp “BG / A 6 C /.. MR / 1857”, some creases, far above average condition and a highly attractive example of this rare and delicate stamp Expertise: Cert. Sismondo (2013) Estimate: € 30’000 – € 40’000 (Image)